Varanasi to Kathmandu
December 6th 2005 This 20 hr bus journey (10hrs by jeep, overnight in a hostel and then 10hrs by bus) was my first real long distance bus ride. The military prescence is strong in Nepal even though there is a cease fire at the moment with check points everywhere - I even noticed 3 snipers hiding out in an abandoned concrete building at one point!
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